Combined shirt and collar fastening.



APPLICATION FILED AFR..7, i917- Patentefi Feb. 19g 1918,

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BYUJ I SATO, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YGBK.

COMBINED SHIRT AND COLLAR FASTENING.

Application filed April '7, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RYUJI SATO, a subject of the Emperor of Japan. residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Combined Shirt and Collar Fastenings, of which the following is a specification.

It is a well known fact, that the use of collar buttons in connection with the neck band of a shirt for securing a collar thereabout, is objectionable for various reasons, one of the most important of which is that the buttons press upon the neck to the discomfort of the wearer, and is liable to develop cancer.

It is therefore the purpose of this invention to provide means whereby a collar can be conveniently attached to the neck band of the shirt without the use of collar buttons or similar rigid fastening devices,with a view of eliminating the above noted objections.

The invention is chiefly characterized by the provision of means for securing together the front ends of the neck band of the shirt and collar respectively, without the use of collar buttons, and in a manner which is extremely simple, and affords a neat appearance.

To this end the invention essentially embodies a flexible strip designed for association with the neck band of the shirt whereby the strip will be held in position thereon. the strip being adapted to be extended through the front button holes of the neck band of the shirt and collar respectively, and having its free end subsequently removably secured to the collar to hold the latter properly positioned with respect to the neck band of the shirt.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the fol lowing detail description is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, the invention residing in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawing forming part of this specification like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and wherein:-

Figure 1 is a detail perspective view of a collar attached to the neck band of the shirt in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Feb. 19, 1918.

Serial No. 160,470.

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the flexible fastening element.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary View of the neck band of the shirt showing the flexible element secured thereto.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the collar removed from the shirt.

Referring more particularly to the drawing in detail A indicates the neck band of the shirt, and B the collar to be attached thereto. With a view of securing the collar to the back portion of the neck band with out the use of a collar button, I preferably provide the collar with a tab 10 arranged to extend upwardly from the lower edge of the collar at the rear thereof, so that the same can be conveniently positioned within the pocket 11 usually provided in the neck band A. The tab 10 may be stitched or otherwise secured to the collar, but by preference it forms an integral part of the latter and is susceptible of being bent upwardly from its point of connection with the lower edge of the collar for the purpose above mentioned.

The invention is chiefly characterized however. by the provision of a flexible element such as illustrated in Fig. 3. This element while as shown of substantially T- shaped formation, may vary in design, it being only essential that the element be provided with an enlarged end portion 12 to bear against the inner side of the neck band A, to prevent the element from being casually separated from the neck band, when the body portion 13 of the element is extendedthrough the button hole as shown. In practice, the flexible element is passed through one of the front button holes of the neck band A until the enlarged portion 12 is brought into engagement with the inner side of the neck band, subsequent to which the other front button hole of the neck band is brought into a position to receive the body portion 13 of the element. The tab 10 is positioned within the pocket 11 at the rear of the neck band, and the front button holes 14 of the collar are then brought into registration with the corresponding button holes of the neck band. The body portion 13 of the flexible element is then passed through the button holes 14 of the collar, and subsequently bent to lie flat against the collar with a view of retaining the ends of the latter secured together and in proper position his upon the neck band of the shirt. While the element 16 is flexible, it also possesses a certain degree of rigidity, and this may be provided by the use of a stiffening element 15 of any suitable material, that will retain the element in the desired position, when bent to lie fiat against the collar. The free extremity of the flexible element may however be detachably secured to the collar in any suitable manner, but as shown in this specific instance, one end of the collar is provided with a slit 17 disposed in parallelism with one of the button holes 14, and may be disposed either above or below said button hole. Subsequent to extending the body portion 13 ot' the flexible element through the button holes of the collar, the extremit I of the flexibleelement is bent in the direction of the slit 17, to be passed through the latter to insure against casual separation of the adj acent ends of the collar, as will be readily understood.

With the invention thus far described, the flexible element as an entirety is separate from the neck band A, but if desired, the flexible element may be permanently attached to the neck band by stitching the enlarged end portion 12 thereto. In this instance the stilfening element 15 hereinabove referred to may be disposed of if desired, so that the flexible element may be washed with the shirt and starched therewith-t0 afford the desired rigidity of the'flexible element, ii? such is found necessary.

It is believed that from the foregoing description the nature and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent, and

whileI have shownand described what I member,

the shirt and projecting beyond the walls of the adjacent button hole, and an elongated "member projecting at right angles from the first member, and adapted to be passed through the front button holes of the shirt and collar respectively when brought into registration, and'said elongated member bein g subsequently bent to lie parallel with the neck band of the collar. M

2. A combined shirt and collar fastening comprising a substantially T-shaped flexible the stem of said member being adapted to be passed through the front button holes of the shirt and collar respectively, with the head of said -member arranged against the inner surface of the neck band covering the adjacent button hole therein, a stiffening element associated with thes'tem of said member to maintain the latter in a bent position, and said'st'em adapted to be bent in'paralle'lism with the neck band of the collar subsequent to being passed through RYUJI sATo.

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Washington, D. G. q 

